| Acronyms |
| ACM | Atmospheric Chemistry Model of IMAGE 2.4 |
| AEEI | Autonomous Energy Efficiency Improvement (TIMER) |
| AEM | Agriculture Economy Model of IMAGE 2.4 |
| AET | Actual Evapotranspiration |
| AGE | Applied General Equilibrium |
| AEZ | Agro-Ecological Zones approach (FAO) |
| AGCM | General Circulation Model for the Atmosphere |
| AOS | Atmospheric Ocean System of IMAGE 2.4 |
| Bern-CC | Bern Carbon Cycle-model (University of Bern, Switzerland) |
| BGF | BioGaseous Fuel |
| BLF | BioLiquid Fuel |
| CPB | Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis |
| CDIAC | Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center |
| CE | Consumer Expenditures |
| CFC | Chlorofluorocarbon compound |
| CIESIN | Center for International Earth Science Information Network |
| CRU | Climate Research Unit of the University of Norwich, UK |
| DAAC | Distributed Active Archive Center of NASA, NOAA & USGS |
| DIS | Data and Information System of IGBP |
| DM | Dry matter |
| DSSR | Desired Self-Sufficiency Ratio |
| ED | Energy Demand submodel (TIMER) |
| EDGAR | Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research |
| EEA | European Environmental Agency |
| EF | Emission Factor |
| EPA | United States Environmental Protection Agency |
| EPG | Electric Power Generation submodel (TIMER) |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| FDG | Flue Gas Desulphurization |
| FP | Fuel Production Submodel (TIMER) |
| GCM | General Circulation Model |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GEO | Global Environmental Outlook |
| GHG | Greenhouse gas |
| GIS | Geographic Information System |
| GLASOD | Global Assessment of Soil Degradation (by ISRIC) |
| GPS | Geographical Pattern Scaling in IMAGE 2.4 |
| GTAP | Global Trade Analysis Project |
| GWP | Global Warming Potential |
| HADCM2 | Hadley Center Climate Model version 2 |
| HDP | Human Development Index |
| HILDA | High-Latitude Exchange/Interior Diffusion-Advection ocean model (University of Bern, Switzerland) |
| HLF | Heavy Liquid Fuel |
| HYDE | Hundred Year Database of the Global Environment |
| IEA | International Energy Agency |
| IGBP | International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme |
| IMAGE | Integrated Model to Assess the Global Environment |
| IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (www.ipcc.ch) |
| ISO | International Organization for Standarization (www.iso.ch) |
| ISRIC | International Soil Reference and Information Center (www.isric.nl) |
| IUCN | World Conservation Union (International Union for the Conservation of Nature and natural Resources) |
| IVA | Industrial Value Added |
| LCM | Land Cover Model of IMAGE 2.4 |
| LDM | Land Degradation Model of IMAGE 2.4 |
| LECS | Land Evaluation Computer System (FAO) |
| LLF | Light Liquid Fuel |
| LUEM | Land-Use Emission Model of IMAGE 2.4 |
| MAGICC | Model for the Assessment of Greenhouse gas Induced Climate Change (Climatic Research Unit) |
| MF | Management Factor (in Land Cover Model of IMAGE 2.4) |
| MNP | Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency |
| NASA | National Atmospheric and Space Agency of the USA |
| NCGIA | National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis |
| NEP | Net Ecosystem Production |
| NGO | Non-Governmental Organization |
| NPP | Net Primary Production |
| NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| NPK | Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium fertilizer |
| NTE | Non-Thermal Electric Options (TIMER) |
| NVM | Natural Vegetation model of IMAGE 2.4 |
| OCM | Oceanic Carbon Model of IMAGE 2.4 |
| OECD | Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OGCM | General Circulation Model for the Ocean |
| PHOENIX | The Integrated Population and Health Model |
| PIEEI | Price-Induced Energy Efficiency Improvement (TIMER) |
| PET | Potential Evapotranspiration |
| RIVM | Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment |
| SAR | Second Assessment Report of IPCC |
| SES | Socio-Economic Status |
| SLRM | Sea-Level Rise Model |
| SOM | Soil Organic Matter |
| SRES | Special Report on Emission Scenarios of IPCC |
| SSR | Self-Sufficiency Ratio |
| SVA | Services Value Added |
| TAR | Third Assessment Report of IPCC |
| TARGETS | Tool to Assess Regional and Global Environmental and health Targets for Sustainability |
| TCM | Terrestrial Carbon Model of IMAGE 2.4 |
| TEM | TIMER Emissions Model |
| TFR | Total Fertility Rate (PHOENIX) |
| TIMER | The Regionalized Energy Model of IMAGE 2.4 |
| UDCM | Upwelling-Diffusion Climate Model of IMAGE 2.4 |
| UIUC | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNEP | United Nations Environment Programme |
| UN-FCCC | the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| USGS | United States Geological Survey |
| USLE | Universal Soil Loss Equation |
| USS | User Support System |
| VA | Value Added |
| WISE | World Inventory of Soil Emission Potentials (ISRIC) |
| WCMC | World Conservation Monitoring Centre |
| WCPA | World Commission on Protected Areas |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WMO | World Meteorological Organization |
